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The Hippocrates Diet
Food, according to the Webster's Dictionary, is any
substance that enables one to live and grow - anything that
nourishes. Based on this definition, many items in the
standard Western diet cannot really be considered food.
Years of scientific research have confirmed the fact
that food, when subjected to chemical preservation methods and
heated above 115°F, loses its enzymes and nutritional value.
Worse still, it actively causes ill-health among its consumers.
Following World War II, the method by which food was
manufactured for public consumption changed drastically. We
entered into an era of modern farming techniques that included the
use of pesticides, fertilizers, and genetic engineering to increase
yields. The effect of this has been a gradual increase of such
production methods until today. Before World War II, all food
was organic. Today, one must search the aisles and read labels
carefully to find organic items.
The Hippocrates Diet is a world-famous diet plan
that utilizes uncooked foods, including sprouts and wheatgrass
juice, to assist the healing process. This diet has proven
helpful in cases of breast disease and other degenerative ailments.
Below is a summary of its basic tenets.
Transitional Foods and Items to
Avoid
|
Food Category |
Hippocrates Diet Foods |
Transitional Foods |
Avoid Altogether |
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Proteins |
Fermented seed
and nut sauces, yogurts, and cheeses; seed milks; sprouted
seeds, beans, and nuts; avocados; green drinks |
Slow-cooked
beans and peas (soups); tofu; tempeh; fresh roasted nuts and nut
butters; unsoaked nuts and seeds |
Red meats;
fish; poultry; battery farm eggs; pasteurized milk and cheeses;
hydrolyzed vegetable proteins; luncheon meats; meat analogs |
|
Carbohydrates |
Grain crisps;
sprouted grain breads, cereals, and warmed cereals; sprouted
wheat loaves; grain milks; sprouted pie crusts; treats |
Sourdough
breads (no yeast); unleavened crackers; whole slow-cooked rice,
wheat, millet, buckwheat, barley, oats, cornmeal, bulgur, rye;
sprouted grain breads; natural granola |
All yeasted
breads and flour products; processed grains; white rice;
noodles, pasta; granola with sugar; baked goods containing
refined oils; sugar; refined flour; additives |
|
Fats/Oils |
Avocados; seed
and nut cheeses; fresh raw nut butters in small amounts;
vegetable and seed yogurt dressings |
Small amounts
of refined sesame or olive oil on salads; nut butters; sesame
tahini |
All oils except
sesame and olive; commercial nut butters; peanuts; pasteurized
butter or cream; all foods containing or cooked in oils |
|
Vegetables |
Uncooked
sprouts and greens; organically grown; pickled with no salt;
dried, blended into soups or sauces; juiced |
Steamed (no
oil); slow-baked; soups and stews; broth; en casserole;
inorganically grown |
Frozen;
irradiated; canned; overcooked; cooked with sugar and/or salt;
stale or wilted; pickled with salt |
|
Fruits |
Fresh raw, in
sauces, soups, salads, shakes, milks, pies, dried, unsulfured,
as snacks |
Cooked fruits
or cooked fruit desserts; baked apples; soaked and steamed dried
fruits; steamed fruits; apple sauce |
Canned or
preserved with chemicals and added sugar; sulfured dried; unripe |
|
Beverages |
Rejuvelac;
fresh fruit and vegetable juices; spring or distilled water;
green drinks |
Bottled natural
fruit and vegetable juices; herb teas; natural carbonated
drinks; grain coffee |
Tap water;
coffee; tea; soda; alcoholic drinks; artificially sweetened
fruit drinks |
|
Snacks |
Vegetable
sticks; fresh fruit; sprouted trail mix; grain crisps; fresh
juice; dried fruit and nut candles; seed cheese on celery sticks |
Rice cakes;
natural granola; unleavened crackers; trail mix; rice sushi;
baked apples; bottled juices; popcorn (no oil or butter); herb
tea; grain coffee; rice syrup candy |
Natural and
unnatural junk food snacks; commercial "health" food snacks;
soda; candies |
|
Condiments |
Raw unfiltered
honey; bee pollen; fresh fruits; dried fruits; miso; tamari;
veggie salt; kelp powder; sauerkraut; lemons, lemon juice; fresh
and dried herbs |
Pasteurized
honey; maple syrup; barley malt; rice syrup; sorghum; cider
vinegar; sea salt; garlic; onion; cayenne; chili spices;
powdered vegetable enzymes; natural cooking wine |
Products
containing additives, including: sugar, molasses, cane syrup,
dextrose (glucose), fructose, salt, iodized salt, vinegar,
pepper, monosodium glutamate (MSG), oils, eggs, coloring, and
preservatives |
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